007 legend: Daniel Craig to make at least two more James Bond movies

With his third James Bond movie Skyfall only hitting cinemas in November, Daniel Craig has already been assured another two films as Ian Fleming's suave super-spy.

With his third James Bond movie Skyfall only hitting cinemas in November, Daniel Craig has already been assured another two films as Ian Fleming's suave super-spy.

The 44-year-old action man is reportedly contracted to make the 24th and 25th films in the long-running Bond series, as announced on 007 fan site MI6 HQ at the weekend.

While neither Daniel or Sony Pictures have confirmed the announcement, it's pretty much a given that the sandy-blonde-haired Bond, who reinvented the character with a grittier edge in 2006's Casino Royale, will be back for more rounds.

The Daily Mail adds that the British actor signed a deal last week that will get him a cool $15.5 million for each of the next two films. Nice work if you can get it.

In December 2011, Skyfall producer Michael G. Wilson said he wanted Daniel to surpass the record of previous Bonds and "do eight pictures" in total. If he does, he'll eclipse Sir Roger Moore's record of seven movies ... but that's jumping the (golden) gun, isn't it?

The next two Bond films already have screenwriters, Variety reported in June, and they're slated for respective releases of late 2014 and 2016. When on earth will Daniel get time to film the two Girl with the Dragon Tattoo sequels?

In other Bond news, Daniel's blue swimming trunks from Casino Royale can now be yours.

The large-sized La Perla swimsuit will be auctioned among other 007 paraphernalia, including the Aston Martin from Quantum of Solace and Pierce Brosnan's suit from The World is Not Enough, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Bond film, Dr No, next month.

The swimmers are valued at around $8000 — a summer bargain if there ever was one.